intercooler pump

[NecroWolf]

i know i'm probably gonna get slammed for this, but oh well... i found a electric water pump at wal-mart that seems to be working great for my intercooler. it's an airaetor pump for a live well on a boat. it cost less than 20 dollars. flows between 400-500 gph. for the price i couldn't resist since i'm on a shoe string budget. my big question is which line do i want to draw from on my intercooler? right now it's drawing from the upper line and seems to be good and it makes sense to draw from there since hot water rises. should i keep it there or switch the lines, so it draws from the bottom?

 

[Stangbeater]

Re: intercooler pump

You want to pull H2O from the bottom line.

 

[NecroWolf]

Re: intercooler pump

thanks, i wasn't sure on that one. so i wanna draw from the lower side. i'll redo that tonight. got to make a test spin and it sure made a difference.

now i have another thought in your diagram it shows the aux intercooler i was thinking when i delete my abs to build a box with a heater core in it. i would fill the box around the heater core with ice water. does anyone think that would make a worthwhile difference? or am i out in left field again?

 

[Stangbeater]

Re: intercooler pump

Some people have used ice chests with great results.But not the same way that you are talking about. They just circulate the ice water throught the system. Which must likely woks better than an Aux being soaked in the ice. Doesn't hurt to try new things though.

 

[HotRudyRod]

Re: intercooler pump

I was thinking the same, i've noticed that my truck really likes cold temperatures and i've been doin some research and have found a couple tricks that could be useful with the heater condenser set up you mentioned (im planin on an air conditioner condenser and the air conditioner system conected to it tho).
Some people are runing the coolant and gas lines thru a small radiator burried inside an ice chest filled with dried ice (the stuff they use to make smoke at clubs or concerts) as it lasts a lot longer than regular ice.

Good luck and keep posting the results.